William Bingham

William Bingham (8 March 1752-7 February 1804) was a US Senator from Pennsylvania from 4 March 1795 to 3 March 1801, succeeding Robert Morris and preceding Peter Muhlenberg. He was a member of the Federalist Party.

Biography
William Bingham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1752, and he worked as a maritime merchant during the American Revolutionary War, establishing links with French merchants at Martinique and capturing several British ships and munitions. His joint ownership of privateers and trading made him one of Pennsylvania's wealthiest men, and he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786 and 1788, in the State House of Representatives from 1790 to 1791, and in the State Senate from 1793 to 1794. From 1795 to 1801, he served in the US Senate, and he died three years after leaving the US Congress.